Lights Back On

Students cheer after a volunteer of the Light Up Yushu project turned on lights at Xiasulu Primary Boarding School in Xiasulu Village under Xialaxiu Township， Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu， Qinghai Province， on November 22. Located in the Xiasulu Village with an altitude of over 4，100 meters， 21 boarders， 40 externs and two teachers of the school had suffered from power failure since 2013 due to the malfunction of a solar power equipment.

A commonwealth project named Light Up Yushu initiated by zjol.com and Zhejiang Electric Power Corporation helped the school bring electricity back on.

Pollution Law

Chinas State Council on November 26 passed an amended draft air pollution prevention and control law， which emphasizes addressing the sources， total discharge and density of pollutants.

The amended draft specifies punishment for violations such as discharging pollutants without a certificate， over-discharging pollutants and fabricating monitoring data， according to the draft discussed at an executive meeting of the State Council， presided over by Premier Li Keqiang.

The amended draft has provisions on conducting coordinated control of multiple pollutants from coal burning， industry， automobiles and dust， as well as launching coordinated regional actions in key areas.

The draft will be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress for deliberation after further amendments.

Family Abuse Law

The Chinese Government is consulting the public on a draft of a national law on family violence， the first law of its kind in the country.

The draft gives social organizations and individuals the right to dissuade， prevent and report physical and psychological abuse from within the victims family. Governments at all levels will allocate funds to combat family violence， according to the draft， published by the legislative affairs office of the State Council.

According to the draft， social aid organizations， primary and middle schools， kindergarten classrooms and medical institutions must report to authorities cases of family abuse and could bear legal liabilities should they fail to do so in a timely manner， resulting in “serious consequences.”

The law states that government， judicial and other related authorities must provide medical treatment， legal aid and judicial assistance to family abuse victims and should protect the victimsrights in terms of property division and child custody should domestic violence lead to divorce.endprint